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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama speaking at the white house on the death of nelson mandela, the former president of south africa, dead at the age of 95. the president speaking about the road from prisoner to president and the peaceful transfer of power in south africa. here to tell us more, i want to joining john walcott, us from washington, d.c. tell us more about nelson mandela. you have interviewed him and spoken with him? >> i have, and it was a privilege. as the president said, it was a privilege for all of the thousands of people who met him. one of the most remarkable people i have ever met. i never had a chance to meet ghandi and others, but he is absolutely in that league. at a time our politicians here in the united states seem to ave trouble reaches across the aisle, this man reached across a chasm that seems almost unimaginable and brought the two sides that as a reporter in the 1980's i did not think was possible. >> can you describe your meeting? where was it, how long was it, and what was it like to be in the same room? >> it was in th
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> president obama speaking at the white house on the death of nelson mandela, the former president of south africa, dead at the age of 95. the president speaking about the road from prisoner to president and the peaceful transfer of power in south africa. here to tell us more, i want to joining john walcott, us from washington, d.c. tell us more about nelson mandela. you have interviewed him and spoken with him? >> i have, and it was...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace >> president obama said he has two big heroes, ma hat ma gannedy and nelson mandela. the question is whether he'll fly over for the uniform. i think he will >> now to ali velshi. you were with me, i'll read this line. i showed it to you. let me read it. "through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of others, madeva travelled south africa and moved all of us", here is the bit, think about this, "his journey from a prisoner to a president embodied the promise that human being and countries can change for the better." think about that for a moment. >> this was not the day of fashionable political prisoners, where you were put in a neat place and kept aside. he was in hard labour, breaking rocks on robin island. known if you have seen the picture. it was white. he's blinded. they literally broke rocks for 18 years. it was meant to break him. he wrote books in that time, gathered those, he tutored befriended his white guards and came out and said, "i'm down, i did it. i set you guys up." and then
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace >> president obama said he has two big heroes, ma hat ma gannedy and nelson mandela. the question is whether he'll fly over for the uniform. i think he will >> now to ali velshi. you were with me, i'll read this line. i showed it to you. let me read it. "through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of others, madeva travelled south africa and moved all of us", here is the bit,...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> clearly emotional president barack obama speaking live from the white house briefing room on the passing of nelson mandela at the age of 96. i'm shepherd smith in new york. our coverage continues on the fox news channel on satellite and cable. your continued coverage tonight from this fox station. from all of us here, good afternoon. our coverage continues now on fox news channel. dana perino and bob beckel are with us on the fox news deck for their normal hour of contribution to our programming. i was moved when the president talked about the bending of the curve. >> the ark of justice and it wasn't just for south africa but any freedom fighter around the world. i had the opportunity to serve on the broadcasting board of governors, that voice of america and all other nations, england, germany, netherlands all par s participat participated. they could listen to him on the radio and be inspired by the grace, redemption and real grit actually. imagine it's not just he was a wonderful, beautiful person. he had the ability to take what h
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> clearly emotional president barack obama speaking live from the white house briefing room on the passing of nelson mandela at the age of 96. i'm shepherd smith in new york. our coverage continues on the fox news channel on satellite and cable. your continued coverage tonight from this fox station. from all of us here, good afternoon. our coverage continues now on fox news channel. dana perino and bob beckel are with us on the fox news...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> an emotional president obama. you heard him refer to his friend as his african clan name that many south africans referred to him by. the president reacting officially with the news within the past hour. nelson mandela gone at the age of 95. we wanted to remind you, a special edition of nbc "nightly news" will look back on the life and times of this great world leader, a great leader for our times, nelson mandela. for our team in washington, i'm brian williams, nbc news, new york. >> there we heard the personal reflections from the president today. how much he meant, not only to the president in his younger years, but also to our nation, south africa and, in fact, the world. he called him an example all humanity should aspire to. he drew inspiration, studied the words and writings and protested himself. >> he called him an influential, one of the most influential, courageous that in of us will spend time with on the earth. the president said nelson mandela took history in his hands and bent the arc toward justice.
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> an emotional president obama. you heard him refer to his friend as his african clan name that many south africans referred to him by. the president reacting officially with the news within the past hour. nelson mandela gone at the age of 95. we wanted to remind you, a special edition of nbc "nightly news" will look back on the life and times of this great world leader, a great leader for our times, nelson mandela. for our team...
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may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> you've been listening to president obama speaking about the passing of nelson mandela. president obama clearly says he drew inspiration from mandela and one of the first things he did was to protest against apartheid to make a political statement many, many years ago. talking about some of the things that have stayed with him, what he will miss the most and talking about how nelson mandela really belongs to the ages. meant so much to -- he meant so much to so many. >> we're back right after this. >>> if you ride metro, get ready to reach a little deeper in your pocket next year. the transit agency unveiled a slew of new fare possibilities and of them mean you will pay more. debra alfarone breaks it down for us. >> bottom line, it's going to cost you more of this to ride metro's trains and buses, but how much remains a question. >> i think if fare goes up, you're going to see people start taking cabs and stuff. >> but metro is betting against that. today general manager richard sarles unveiled his plan. come july if approved it would
may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> you've been listening to president obama speaking about the passing of nelson mandela. president obama clearly says he drew inspiration from mandela and one of the first things he did was to protest against apartheid to make a political statement many, many years ago. talking about some of the things that have stayed with him, what he will miss the most and talking about how nelson mandela really belongs to the ages. meant so much to --...